U 2371
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.jpg) Post-war photo of U 2367 (then NATO designation S 171 ), a structurally identical sister submarine of U 2371 |
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| Type : | XXIII |
| Field Post Number : | 45 477 |
| Shipyard: | German shipyard , Hamburg-Finkenwerder |
| Construction contract: | July 7, 1944 |
| Keel laying: | January 19, 1945 |
| Launch: | March 1, 1945 |
| Commissioning: | April 24, 1945 |
| Commanders: |
April 24 - May 3, 1945 |
| Calls: | no patrols |
| Sinkings: |
no |
| Whereabouts: | self-sunk in the port of Hamburg on May 3, 1945 |
U 2371 was in World War II employed submarine of type XXIII of the Navy . It was made on April 24, 1945 in service and to the scuttling used as a training boat.
history
U 2371 was assigned to the 4th U-Flotilla in Stettin as a training boat , but never left the port of Hamburg. The boat was sunk by the crew themselves on May 3, 1945 at 2:00 a.m. The wreck was demolished after the end of the war.
crew
The last commandant, Lieutenant for the Sea Johannes Kühne, previously served on U 387 . The crew of U 2371 included, in addition to the commander, Wilhelm Boltenhagen, Kurt Gumm, Harald Hormes and Walter König, among others.
Web links
- U 2371 at uboat.net (English)